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Fukushima and Sapporo join Tokyo in banning Olympic spectators

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Tokyo, July 11

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Two more prefectures outside the immediate Tokyo area have decided to bar fans from attending Olympic events because of rising coronavirus infections, Tokyo Olympic organisers confirmed with the pandemic-delayed games opening in just under two weeks.

Tokyo organisers and the IOC earlier in the week barred all fans from venues in Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures.

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Now, two prefectures that were permitted to have fans have backed out of those plans.

Fukushima prefecture in northeastern Japan has decided to hold its baseball and softball events without spectators.

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It has been joined by the northern prefecture of Hokkaido, which will hold soccer games without fans at the Sapporo Dome. AP

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